Andrew Wade

Early years and A Wish for Marilynne (2002–2006)

I wanted a name to go with our style but I didn’t want people to hear the name and say “Oh they’re Christian they’re no good” so I came up with a somewhat neutral name that matched our style.

In August 2002, Wade started playing guitar and singing lead vocals in Christian rock/emo band A Wish for Marilynne. By September 2003, the band had written seven songs, three of which made it on to a demo tape, that was recorded four months prior. In an interview with the Ocala Star-Banner the band said that once they had ten songs they were going to start recording, and Wade said "it's (going to) be a lot better than the demo." By this point, the group had performed a total of twelve shows. The band started recording their album,Poetic Chaos, at Wade's The Wade Studio on May 10, 2004, with a projected release date of June.

In June, the band were booking dates for a summer tour with bands A Midnight and May and There for Tomorrow. The band performed at Easy Street in Ocala, Florida on June 3 with bands Starting Over and A Day to Remember, and at The Masquerade in Ocala, Florida on June 20 with bands Inkblot (Cornerstone '04), Vindicated Youth, and Knox Overstreet. In August, the band said on their website that the album would "be ready by the end of summer". Song songs were uploaded to the band's PureVolume account. In December, the band announced recording had finished and release was soon to follow. In February 2005, the band announced that the album, Poetic Chaos, was to be released on March 18. A release show was held Central Christian Church on the same day, featuring bands There For Tomorrow, A Day to Remember, and Starting Over. Song previews were also made available on the band's MySpace account. In early 2006, the band announced they were no longer together.

Reception

The expectations for Broken Dreams were high, and according to The Times it was felt that Bower's revelations might lead to resignations, dismissals and possibly arrests. Though the book reportedly left people in football 'underwhelmed', the book was regarded by The Times as having 'laid bare to an unsuspecting public the scale of the venality and profligacy of some managers, the incompetence and lack of financial probity of some chairmen and administrators and the greed of agents'.

In 2011, Absie released her first documentary film, Broken Dreams, centered on youth radicalization and indoctrination. She later began pre-production work on a feature film titled The Secret Recruit. In 2015, Absie released her second film, the fictional narrative The Lobby. It premiered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in April of the year.

In 2014, Absie also published the graphic novel The Imperceptible Peacemaker through the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. An allegory on vigilante justice, its superhero protagonist and a tech billionaire create a suit that gives him the ability to become an invisible force for good, fighting tyranny and injustice around the world.

Broken Dreams

It's so fragileEasy brokenIt's so fragile, and it goes so slowBut when hope, that sweet, sweet angelBrings the dream you thought had goneDon't turn awayTurn back and listenYeah turn around, oh turn to meDon't break the dream, it's waiting for yourIt can give you what you needChorus:But broken dreams linger onThey tie you up, they bind like steelYou can escape, but do you want to?Let me inLet me dream your dreamsLet me dream your dreamsAnd don't you questionHow you got hereDon't try to think, don't think to judgeAnd there's no priceThere never will beCan't value hope,can't value loveChorus:Oh broken dreams linger onThey tie you up, they bind like steelYou can struggle, or surrenderLet me inLet me dream your dreamsLet me dream your dreamsIt´s not always clear, but always thereSometimes we´re blind and lost for lookingWe look too hard at empty airCan´t live on airCan´t live an fearSo we live on dreamsChorus:But broken dreams linger onThey tie you up, they bind like steelYou can escape, but do you want to?Let me inLet me dream your dreams